Second place by rachel cusk6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() To (perilously) extend this metaphor let's call Cusk's new novel Second Place a weird wonderful glass of orange wine, unfiltered, even funky. Second Place is a deeply philosophical book about what happens when you confuse art with life." - Vulture (Most Anticipated) "A friend once described a Cusk novel-2014's Outline -as a glass of Sancerre: very dry, very cold, totally perfect. ![]() As with Cusk's Outline trilogy, it takes seriously the complex emotional geometries between ordinary people. It's a novel that feels timeless, while dealing with ferocious modern questions." - Publishers' Weekly (Starred Review), Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by: Buzzfeed, Vogue, O, Elle, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, BookPage, The Millions, Lit Hub, The Seattle Times, Esquire, New Statesman, Paperback Paris, The Week, Town and Country "The plot is simple, but the way it unfolds is as nuanced as ever, narrated in M's second person to someone offstage. There is the erudition of the author's Outline trilogy here, but with a tightly contained dramatic narrative. ![]() "Cusk's intelligent, sparkling return (after Kudos ) centers on a woman in crisis. ![]()
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